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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today?
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 1AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 15 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
303 | 194 | 194 | 149 | 127 | 184 | 224 | 248 | 244 | 305 | 333 | 400 | 506 | 344 | 338 | 313 | 432 | 499 | 907 | 1249 | 1006 | 1021 | 1453 | 753 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:06PM1.56m | 8:46AM1.19m | 8:38PM1.69m | 9:51AM1.24m | 9:12PM1.80m | 10:52AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.28m | 2:42AM0.19m | 2:18PM0.39m | 3:26AM-0.06m | 3:02PM0.50m | 4:10AM-0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 303 | 194 | 194 | 146 | 121 | 68 | 224 | 248 | 244 | 305 | 333 | 224 | 339 | 344 | 338 | 313 | 328 | 499 | 761 | 990 | 1006 | 1021 | 958 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 18 |
| kJ | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 108 | 184 | 97 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 271 | 209 | 188 | 184 | 143 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 166 | 162 | 156 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 103 | 102 | 15 | 37 | 32 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 70 | 45 | 45 | 179 | 173 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | 28 | 38 | 149 | 127 | — | 62 | 96 | 136 | 175 | 325 | 400 | 506 | — | — | — | 432 | — | 907 | 1249 | — | — | 1453 | 753 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 74 | 73 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 64 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 35 | 74 |
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